GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| drab | slattern |